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March 30 1926. 1,578,309

A. H. BECK:

namenema Filed June 11, 1923 INVENTOR. lat-(I0 [13:01).

lab A TTORNEYS.

w citizen of the Rochester, in the county of Monroe and I l fication'.

Patented Mar. 30, 1926 UNITED STATES -PallENT OFFlcE.

ALwrn 1r. BECK, or nocnns'rn'a, new ronxiassrononmonrcxo COMPANY,

' i I Inc, or oot-res rain. nnwaroax; j 1 I a. v ennui: BUCKLE.

To all Q1: ham it may concemi v Be it known that I, ALWIN- H. Enema United States, and resident of State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in, Belt Buckles, of which the'following is aspeci- -The present invention relates to belt buckles and more particularly to the type in which one end of abelt is connected to a clamping means on a buckle frame so that v. the tension on the belt tends to {hold the clamping member firmly against the free end of the belt. An object of this invention isto provide a clamping member which is so formed that it ordinarily adapts itself to belts of diiferentthicknesses. I

T 0 these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts, and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described: the novel'features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is afront face view of a. buckle constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear face View;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view through the buckle;

Fig. 4: is a detail View through the anchoring member with the clamping'means arranged thereon;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on the line 5-5, Fig. l;

Fig. 6 is a rear face view of another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 is a detail View of the swinging anchoring member and clamping means illustrated' in Fig. 6; I I

Fig. 8 IS a sectionon the line 8-8, Fig.

Fig. 9 is a similar view showing the clamping member shifted to an extreme position; and

Fig. 10 1s a section on the line 10-10,

Fig. 9.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, there is provided a buckle frame, in this instance, in the form of a front plate 1, forming a rear clamping surface curved both longitudinally and transversely. This front plate has side flanges '2 with inwardly turned ribs 3 forming a guidefor the free end of the belt. Mounted on the frame is 7 application filed. une .1 1,

1923. Serial No. 644,54Q.

acOmloined anchoringaiid clamping means;

The. anchoring portion, of this means is, in thisinstance, in the "form of a" swinging member 4 provided virith an eye. 5 provid ing a loop or bail through. which one end ofthe belt is'passedto anchor the beltto the buckle. This anchoring member is pivoted at: Gthrough ,pinltles' bearing in sleeves 7 rolled from metal atthe ends of the in.- inwa-rdlyjturned ribs 3. v The clamping means, in this instance, is in the form ofa slide Smovable on a surface 9.011 the swinging anchoring member a un-' 1 der overhanging guides 10 which are recervedv in grooves 11 formed in opposite sides of the sliding clamp. A pin 12, pro jecting through the swinging anchoring member entersfa groove 13 formed in the under side lof the slide 8 and limits the .lnovenientof the lide.- on the swinging an; choring member The guiding meanson the bail is atv a slight angle tothe plane of the anchoring member and the slide is thinner adjacent the pivot of the bail or anchoring member than at the opposite side so that, as the slide moves inwardly on the bail or anchoring member, while the latter is in normal position, it tends to move on rear face of the front plate 1 toclamp the belt against said face. Theengaging face of the anchoring member is formed withtions of the clampingslide will lie on opposite sides-of a line such as a; which interthe bail or anchoring member toward the Y sects the axis of turning of the anchoring member and is at right angles to the plane 3/ of said anchoring member 4:. In this way the proper engagement 0f the clamping member with the belt end is insured, as the bail" or anchorlng member is-swung on llZS' pivot and thereafter with increased tension on the. belt the tension on the belt will tend to move the slide soas to approach the clamping surface or rear face of the front plate 1. Of course, the amount of movement of this slide depends upon the thickness of the belt. The release of the belt end is effected by swinging the bail or anchoring member on its pivot to carry the clamping member away from the clamping surface on the belt frame. Y

, In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 6 to 10,,the bail or belt anchoring guiding portion 4 'to turn in the frame of the buckle in the' Same manner as in theembodiment shown in FlgS. 1 to 5, inclus1ve, the buckle frame parts being,in this embodiment,xgiven the.

same numbers a'ssimilar parts illustrated in Figs'l l to :5; It'vvillbe seenthat in this embodiment the clamping member varies in width from one edge to the other and operates ona guidingmeansrwhich is inclined to take the plane of the anchoring member 4 It alsohas serrations which operate in the same manner as those in Figs; 1 to- 5. x 5 It will be noted that the faces of they serrationsor teethon the pivot side are more inclined on one 'side than the other and particularly on the side which is nearest the pivot. This arrangement assists in causing the slide to automatically adapt itself to belts of different thicknesses, as the face vvith the greater inclinejlwill strike the belt first :and WlilQSlll'ft theslide "away from the pivot to adapt the same to the thicknessof the belt, and after this adjustment has taken place the other side tends to provide a sharp edge which firmly holds the belt.

l/Vhat I claimas my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A buckle compr sing a frame having a clamping surface, a clamping member for cooperating with said clamping surface, and an anchoring member pivot-ally supported von the frame and having the clamping member slidable thereon, said clamping member and anchoring member having surfaces extending throughout the greater portion 0f the cooperating clamping member ,transversely of the buckle to 'support'said clamping member substantially throughout its length i 2. A bucklecomprlslng frame hav ng-a clamping surface, ananchoring member PIV- otally mounted on the frame, and a clamping slide for cooperating with thefcla'mping surface guided on the'anchoring member in a line at an angle to the plane of the anchoring member, said slide having a serrated clamping face and having,'when itis'in eX-V- trcine position on the anchoring 'member away from the clamping surface onthe jframe, portions onoppositesides of line intersecting the runs ofturning of the anchoring member and at right angles to r plane, of the anchoringmember.

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